However, researchers have started to focus their interest on some new and very important findings in chronic HHV8 infection: i) HHV8 can infect pancreas beta-cells, with a possible decrease in insulin production; ii) the virus infection leads the host to use abnormal amounts of insulin and glucose; and iii) the host produces specific antibodies which further stimulate insulin and glucose utilization. This evidence concerns the gene INS and human herpesvirus 8 infection.